S&P Global Ratings placed Guorui Properties Ltd.'s B- long-term issuer credit rating and CCC+ long-term issue rating on the company's outstanding senior unsecured notes on CreditWatch with negative implications.

The ratings action reflects S&P's expectation that the Chinese developer may face funding gaps from two offshore bonds totaling US$550 million that will be due in March 2019.

Although the company may carry out a successful funding plan to cover the debt maturities, S&P said it sees uncertainties around the timing and execution, adding that Guorui's financing plan "leaves little room" for any slippage.

S&P plans to resolve the CreditWatch by the end of January 2019.

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